Hollywood Power Couple Jennifer Lopez And Ben Affleck Are Getting Divorced

Hollywood power couple Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are headed for divorce after two years of marriage, the second time the two were in a relationship.

Lopez filed for the divorce herself on Tuesday in L.A. and did not use an attorney, TMZ reported. She listed the date of separation as April 26, 2024.

According to the report, Lopez choosing to file the divorce on August 20 potentially carried some significance because they held a large wedding ceremony in Georgia exactly two years ago for their family and friends.

TMZ said that there did not appear to be any kind of a prenup agreement in place and that money issues between the two have not yet been settled.

The report added that she decided to be the one to file for divorce despite not having everything settled in terms of who gets what because there of “PR concerns.”

TMZ reported earlier this summer that the two were quietly selling the mansion they bought together in Beverly Hills after they got married.

Affleck and Lopez first met in early 2002 on the set of the crime comedy “Gigli” while Lopez was married to Cris Judd.

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In July 2002, Affleck and Lopez were spotted kissing at her birthday party. Two days later, she filed for a divorce from Judd.

By November of that year, the two were engaged and set to be married the following year. However, just one day before their wedding in September 2003, they decided to push back the wedding date, citing “excessive media attention.”

“When we found ourselves seriously contemplating hiring three separate ‘decoy brides’ at three different locations, we realized that something was awry,” they said at the time. “We began to feel that the spirit of what should have been the happiest day of our lives could be compromised. We felt what should have been a joyful and sacred day could be spoiled for us, our families and our friends.”

By January 2004, they decided to call off the wedding and the two went their separate ways for the next 17 years until they rekindled their relationship in early 2021 following a series of failed relationships that each had dealt with in recent years.

Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie’s Daughter’s Name Change Approved

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s biological daughter Shiloh filed to drop her surname, and that request has been approved, officially dropping Pitt from her name.

On her 18th birthday in May, Shiloh filed to legally change her name from Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, to simply Shiloh Jolie, and the change has been granted, People magazine reported.

The initial hearing to drop Shiloh’s surname was scheduled for July, but that was postponed due to a problem with the background check, the outlet noted.

“Unfortunately, the court was unable to complete the background check ahead of today’s hearing, so the hearing was rescheduled for August 19,” Shiloh’s lawyer Peter Levine said at the time in a statement obtained by PEOPLE.

“Everyone undergoing a name-change request needs to have a background check conducted by the court clerk, and because of clerical error, Shiloh’s hearing has been continued to a new date,” Levine added.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s daughter, Shiloh, has been granted her request to legally drop ‘Pitt’ from her surname.

She will now go by Shiloh Jolie. pic.twitter.com/NCAEBOv7N4

— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) August 20, 2024

An anonymous source recently told People that the 60-year-old actor is “upset” that his daughter filed the name change paperwork on her 18th birthday.

“He’s aware and upset that Shiloh dropped his last name. He’s never felt more joy than when she was born. He always wanted a daughter,” the source said.

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“The reminders that he’s lost his children, is of course not easy for Brad. He loves his children and misses them. It’s very sad,” the insider added.

Jolie’s daughter filed the name change request in May, only days after it was reported that her sister Vivienne (15) had stopped using “Pitt” as part of her surname as well, as previously reported.

Vivienne, who is listed as a producer assistant for the Broadway musical “The Outsiders,” uses the last name “Jolie” in the Playbill.

Pitt and Jolie started dating in 2005 following Pitt’s marriage to actress Jennifer Aniston in 2003. In 2014, the Hollywood superstar couple made things official and tied the knot. However, in 2016, the couple began a contentious divorce with a custody battle that lasted for years afterward. The pair were declared legally single in 2019.

They share six kids: Maddox, 22, Zahara, Shiloh, Pax, 20, and twins Vivienne and Knox, 15. Jolie had adopted Maddox from Cambodia and Zahara from Ethiopia prior to her relationship with Pitt. He legally adopted them after they got together.

The couple had their first biological child, Shiloh, in 2006. Next they adopted Pax from Vietnam. Finally, Jolie gave birth to twins in 2008.

Amanda Harding contributed to this piece.

Related: Several Of Brad Pitt’s Kids Shun His Last Name. Here’s What’s Going On.